POLICY FRAMEWORK

Funding wildfire prevention all the way through — not just the first step

The Wildfire Prevention Tax Credit (WPTC) is a proposed federal policy that funds multi-phase wildfire treatment sequences from start to finish — mobilizing private capital alongside public funding to complete the work that appropriations alone cannot sustain.

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50M
Acres of high-risk federal land requiring active fuel treatment
3–4M
Acres treated annually under current appropriations — a persistent gap
$71-$348B
Estimated annual U.S. wildfire economic losses

  At current funding levels, the treatment backlog cannot be closed within a decade.

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